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You got two dingii for the price of one: Maureen Dowd AND James Carville. Well done!

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If Beau wants to start an NIT-like version of the Lyz-verse's dingus bracket, here are our top two seeds. No pressure, Beau.

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For next year's Dingus Madness bracket I hope that the gods of random sorting pit Carville vs. Kushner in an early round.

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Thanks for your service, Beau! I have not bookmarked the bracket link. Are you willing to share it again?

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Gladly! Here it is: https://www.polltab.com/bracket-poll/Temnl_LXy6TIQ

Lyz also linked it in the post above. The semi-final round of voting ends on Monday at 12pm Eastern and voting for the final match-up will begin immediately and end on Thursday 4/11 at noon. I timed it that way to maximize suspense before the Friday 4/12 Dingus newsletter.

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Thanks so much!

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James Carville has been so bad for so long. He is exactly the type of insidery, smug, dismissive white man who prevents women from ascending through sheer assholery. It's like valorizing Joe Lieberman when he single-handedly prevented us from having single-payer healthcare. Imagine how different things had been had the world not decided Hillary Clinton was vile for not baking cookies. FFS.

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Remember when everyone was like, "James Carville and Mary Matalin are proof you can put aside your political differences and be married to each other!!!" I don't know anything about her really but guessing that they are probably both dinguses and that's why the marriage works.

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It's important to share dingusy values that's what makes a true marriage of equals work

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My dad is a 92-yo conservative and my stepmother is an "ultra liberal feminist" and everyone was like, wow, look at them, they can put aside political differences.... but really she's a bitch who loves money and privilege. There is not a way to make a true partnership work unless you're on the same team

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Oh yeah, quite clearly too much was made of the "house divided" thing. As is the case with any couple with allegedly super different views.

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I had to silence the new cowboy music to read this ... I can't concentrate on both. I didn't even know that Carville quote was from a Dowd article. Figures. She has been on my DNR list for years. Thanks for taking that bullet for me, for us. Back to the music ... happy Friday!

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The challenge I am having is the growing number of NYTimes opinion writers who are DNR!

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That‘s why I cancelled my subscription.

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I'm down to three: Bouie, Tufekci, and Krugman.

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Dowd was insufferable during the Obama administration because he was scandal-free. She whined about it in several columns. Yawn.

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I believe there was a whole op-ed about him eating salad and how that wasn't relatable.

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"James Carville is a walking can of Axe body spray" has to be my favorite quote of the day. Once many years ago I finally felt like I could leave my kids home alone to go to my women's soccer game. (Hubby was out of town.) When I got back, a fire truck was at my house, and several firemen were lounging around my front porch. Seems my kids got in a fight, my daughter sprayed my son with a can of Axe, and it set the fire alarm off.

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1. That is unfortunate; no spraying of Axe at minors;

2. Your daughter is brilliant and I may buy some Axe simply to have it available to defend myself in case a creepy adult pesters me in the future.

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Awesome.

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There's a joke in here about the firemen and a non-sparking crash axe but I'll have to leave it for others to find.

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There is!!

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Jessica Valentin (Abortion Every Day) has a weekly request to her readers for "one good thing this week". This takedown of James "J for Jerk" Carville is my submission. Clapping my hands gleefully in SD I am.

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YES! I cannot stand this man, thank you for this catharsis!!!

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They fret about the Democratic party being too feminine and not welcoming enough to men. While the Republican party is toxic masculinity embodied and it thinks women are property. But sure, 'both sides' 🙄

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it's so frustrating bc it seems lots of people will hand-wring about keeping hold of the white male vote & just assume that everyone else will keep voting for them. ugh. the entitlement!

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When we all know the real criminals here are anyone who voted for Jill Stein or Ralph Nader. Duh.

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Or John Anderson, 1980.

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Also, just WOW the wife in that reddit situation. POWER MOVE. I love it. I never really believe anything I read on reddit (or most of the internet) is real, but I believe that was written by a dude who doesn't even realize he doesn't miss her, he misses his mommy.

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I LOVED this Reddit post. That moment after he tells her that her life would be harder without him and she goes silent...? Oh yeah, dude... that lack of sound was the sealing of your fate. Also, NO MENTION WHATSOEVER that he loves her and misses her as a person. He only wants his babysitter/caretaker back. EFF THAT GUY.

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I just love this part of my week and you. And that Reddit post- perfection! 😂

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Whoever mentioned my book in the comments in the hero

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I also couldn't help but notice that the big Biden fundraiser last night noted by the NYT didn't include Hillary. Now, I'm sure someone will say that it was featuring former Democratic presidents, but WHOSE FAULT IS IT THAT'S A SAUSAGE FEST??? HUH?? I don't vote third party anymore because I have become more pragmatic and realistic about the limits of our electoral system as I've gotten older, but looking at the three of those guys smiling and glad-handing each other just made me tired.

But I'm sure it made James Carville, if not happy, slightly less wrung out like an old, white dish rag.

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to slightly misquote 'fiddler on the roof', god bless and keep james carville . . . far away from us!

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I didn't even know that fries dipped in ranch was a thing until I went to college in the northern part of my state (which is close to Pittsburgh, where it is a thing). Every month or so my husband and I have cheeseburgers at a local dive bar and I always get the hand cut fries with a side of ranch. We did this on Tuesday evening and it was heavenly as always. My mouth is watering just thinking about those fries and ranch. Also, James Carville sucks.

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Until today, I did not know that dipping fries or pizza into ranch dressing was a thing. Once again, this newsletter expands my knowledge. Thank you!

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Here is where I wonder: did I teach my child ranch w fries having grown up in Ohio and then going to college in Pittsburgh? I don’t remember dipping fries on ranch as a kid. But my tween is avid fan of fries and pizza in ranch. Was it me?

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For the record, I come from the land of good pizza (NJ/NY) and have lived in the midwest now for over 20 years, and while I thought ranch on pizza was blasphemous originally, I tasted it and now fully support. Proof that PEOPLE CAN CHANGE (also maybe another addition to last week's conversation about things we used to believe).

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I grew up in Sheboygan! I am shocked, SHOCKED that there exists a restaurant in the county that does not serve ranch dressing. My only explanation is that Elkhart Lake is perhaps more touristy than other locales. Makes me think of the best fair food in the state of Wisconsin, hot Wisconsin cheese. Fried cheese on steroids and best served with RANCH DRESSING. 😂 I share your outrage, is what I’m saying.

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I'm a therapist and I recommended your book (and you, in general, to read) to clients twice this week.

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I'm so glad to hear that. I bought if for my girlfriend who is quite rightly considering divorce from her own personal dingus. I figured Lyz would have a helpful take, and naturally, she does.

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My life would be a sad dark hole without the DotW.

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